56 -—— PANICE AF. 
3. Spinifex sericeus Brown. 
4. Spinifex hirsutus Las. 
5. Spinifex squarrosus Linn. — India orientalis. 
55. NEURACHNE Baowx. 
Spicula biflora; floribus bipaleaceis; exteriore neutro; interiore hermaphrodito. 
Glum:e duas, nervose , acutae, hispidee , coriaceze, subeequales; exterior parum. mi- 
nor; fructifere indurate. Pales floris hermaphroditi hyalino-membranaces; exte- 
rior floris neutrius glumis subsimilis. Squamule dus. Stamina tria. Styli duo. 
Stigmata plumosa. Caryopsis libera, e paleis membranaceis decidens. 
Gramen perenne. Culmus multiplex , erectus ; geniculis sericeo-barbatis. F'olia 
plana, brevia. Spica unica , ovata ( Alopecuri ), simplex , involucris nullis. ( Cha- 
ract. ex Brown. ) 
Illustr. Brown posuit inter Cenchrum et Isachnem. Echinolena affinior ? 
SPECIES : 
1. Neurachne alopecuroides Brown. (Panicum alopecuroides Spreng.) — Nova Hollandia. 
